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Monday, October 20, 2008

A Few Wonderful Things

Marie is not only a wonderfully talented artist but also a dear friend and a very generous person - she gave me this amazing, delicate necklace...

It's fig season!

I contributed an article (in French) to an anthology of English literature that has just come out. The reason why I'm excited about this is because, to the best of my knowledge, it's the very first time that my dear Nancy Mitford is included in a comprehensive anthology of Brit lit. I hope that she ends up getting the respect her work should earn her - not as chick-lit forerunner but as supremely witty author, the granddaughter of Jane Austen and Oscar Wilde.

NANCY - the book can be found on Amazon.fr, by clicking on the link in the post.But it's REALLY not worth buying. I can send you a Word doc with my text if you want, just don't tell the publisher, he he he...

Uncle Matthew is one of the funniest characters I've ever come across in literature; he reminds me a lot of Emma Woodhouse's father. Haven't read "Don't Tell Alfred", but I'll add it to my list. Thanks for the rec!